BlockHite, Utah
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the East Garfield census division. It stands on Trachyte Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hite South quadrangle. It stands 3,704 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1886 USGS Henry Mountains quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Henry Mountains quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1952 USGS Browns Rim quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS Hite quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS White Canyon 2 SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Escalante quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Escalante quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Hite Crossing quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Hite South quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
3 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Hite (historical) between 2001 and 2015, burning about 8 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 August 2015 | Fireworks | under an acre | Glen Canyon National Recreation Area | GOOD HOPE BAY |
| 5 June 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Glen Canyon National Recreation Area | FARLEY |
| 12 June 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 8.0 acres | Glen Canyon National Recreation Area | MOKI |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Hite (historical): 7 occurrences, 6 past producers, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Platinum, Uranium, Copper, Gold. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado River Placers | Silver, PGE, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Colorado River Placers | Silver, Gold, Platinum | Past Producer | 1883 | |
| Copper King 1 | Uranium, Copper | Occurrence | Underground | |
| Hite | Gold, Platinum | Occurrence | 1883 | |
| Black Oxide | Uranium | Unknown | Surface | |
| Black Oxide Claims | Uranium | Occurrence | Carnotite, Torbernite | |
| Colorado River Group | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Horseshoe Mine | Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Nuevo Mundo Mining Co. | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Southern Cross | Uranium | Unknown | Surface |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Forks | 13.0 miles | 19 | |
| Ticaboo | 16.4 miles | 19 | |
| Eggnog | 21.6 miles | 19 | |
| Boulder Town | 52.6 miles | 19 | |
| Escalante | 61.7 miles | 17 | |
| Osiris | 82.0 miles | 17 | |
| Widtsoe | 82.5 miles | 16 | |
| Widtsoe Junction | 82.9 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Hite (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5871880 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1455095. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.